Little Amps - (volume 6) - The Silvertone 1482

This amp went from Garage sales to bidding wars. Find out why it's one of the most popular little amps from the 60's.

[@Emas4646]

What a cool little blast from the past. No newer amps can match the mojo.

[@jonathanyonan87]

That’s my old amp. I recognize the paint splash on the grill. Pulled it out of a barn in Epsom, NH.

[@rogelioybarra4068]

Isnit literally?

[@pokeitwithastick7869]

what did you sell it for?

[@gumbilicious1]

I have one of these too. A lot darker sounding than a deluxe, trem sounds pretty

[@goodun2974]

Silvertone speaker baffles are typically made of masonite; a baffle made of luan plywood would be a structural improvement! Otherwise, it woukd be simpler to add a speaker-out jack and plug it into a 2x12 or 4x10 cabinet. PS, the cabinets are made of a compressed-paper wallboard material called Homeosote, which I call mother-of-wasps-nest; it's soft and falls apart of it gets wet, so these amps aren't really suitable for transporting to gigs and jams: great for studio use, however. If you have to ship one, pack it extremely well or the cabinet won't survive.

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

The silvertone is the amp heard on all the early Johnny Cash albums

[@acousticshadow4032]

Picked up a little Silvertone 1471 amp couple years ago at the Salvation Army store for $15. More of a novelty thing, since I got one for Xmas as a kid (with a Silvertone Strat). Good conversation piece.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

My local shop had one of these in nearly mint condition. Sounded good!

[@RURALELECTRICBAND]

Great amps Im gonna buy one this week.

[@alanlyons1195]

I reccomend leaving this classic alone. Original speaker and original cabinet = premium value. They are only orginal once!

[@starkickermusic2100]

First time viewer and 0:02 subscriber! Your small amp series pulled me in! Even though you said, you did not want to play the amp I feel like even a phone recording would give us a reference point as well as pull more of us small amp junkies into the fold! Thanks again for a great video!

[@FloridaBikeVlogger]

i need me a lil old ampy

[@glencooper1091]

I had one I bought local for $8 at garage sale, worked like a charm, wish I kept it, too much profit to be made.

[@cajunqueen5125]

👍👍👍

[@paulyeazel4668]

they didn't make anything in the Sears tower..

[@acousticshadow4032]

but money... and lots of it, too! 😉